Three private itineraries around Mt. Haguro and Tsuruoka. In the Michelin Green Guide Japon, Mt. Haguro's cedar avenue is ★★★; sites across Mt. Haguro and the Sakai Family Garden are ★★; and Tsuruoka itself and the Chido Museum are ★ — there is a great deal worth seeing here. Each is available with two car options, and every tour is guided in English, just for your group.
Climb the cedar-lined stone steps of Mt. Haguro to the National Treasure Five-Story Pagoda — the classic half-day introduction to Japan's centuries-old journey of rebirth.
Explore the castle town where former samurai built a silk industry after the Meiji Restoration — the Chido Museum, Matsugaoka Reclaimed Farmland, and Japan's northernmost silk heritage.
The complete Dewa experience in one unhurried day: Mt. Haguro's sacred pagoda and stone steps, a shojin ryori lunch, and Tsuruoka's samurai and silk heritage.
All tours start and end at KAMEYA HOTEL in Yunohama Onsen and are reserved for hotel guests. If you are not staying with us, we can arrange a separate plan at a different rate — please contact us.
Under the framework set out by the Japanese government, transport is provided as an ancillary part of guiding, using a rental car. You are charged the actual cost of the rental, insurance, fuel, and related expenses.
A licensed professional driver handles the driving while your guide focuses entirely on you — the fully professional option for maximum comfort.
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